Chapter 12
Grandpa Shen reacted a moment later and said seriously: “Zhizhi, tell me if you have been blackmailed abroad, otherwise why would you react like this?”
Mr. Pei immediately put away his smile and showed a worried look, "Are you injured? When did it happen?"
Seeing their expressions becoming increasingly solemn, Shen Yizhi hurriedly explained, "No, no, this is what my friend told me. I just told you in the first person."
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief silently at the same time.
Grandpa Shen: “Have you ever encountered any difficulties abroad?”
"What difficulty could there be? I can eat, drink, and run."
Chen Yizhi straightened his back and held his neck high, like a proud and noble swan. He said tenaciously, "Besides, wind and rain cannot crush a branch. No difficulty can defeat me, Chen Yizhi."
Her clever look made the two elders laugh and cry.
Pei Yanhe sat back down beside her, curling his lips silently, drinking sip after sip of cold water without a word, his eyes calm and expressionless.
He knew that Shen Yizhi always reported good news but not bad news, so he knew that she must have some troubles while abroad, but she never said it and was always used to being independent.
Seeing them laughing happily, Shen Yizhi also curved her eyebrows.
In fact, she did encounter some difficulties when she first went to the UK.
I was not used to the diet, environment, and daily routine, and one night there was a sudden power outage at home.
Frightened, Shen Yizhi immediately made a video call to Ms. Tan Huiya, crying bitterly. After crying, she said nothing, made up an excuse to cover it up, and hung up the phone in a hurry.
Of course, she didn't know that the person sitting in her living room, listening to the phone silently was also Pei Yanhe.
She only knew that when she opened the door the next day, she saw Pei Yanhe, Chen Jinyang, and Shang Kuoheng.
“Surprise!”
Chen Jinyang held two bags of her favorite snacks that she brought from China and raised them high above her head.
Shang Kuoheng had quite a few things in his hands and smiled slightly, "Surprise."
Pei Yanhe stood behind the two of them, his hands empty and in his pockets, his eyes drooping, and upon closer inspection one could vaguely see the red bloodshot from fatigue.
His hair fell in front of his eyebrows, his lips were curled up, and he looked at her silently without saying a word.
Shen Yizhi's tears immediately burst out, and her eyes, which were already red and swollen from crying, became red again, and the tip of her small nose also turned red from crying.
Pei Yanhe suddenly said, ruining the mood: "Chen Yizhi, are you made of water?"
"You can cry so much."
"..." Shen Yizhi immediately stopped crying and glared at him fiercely, "You are the only one who can speak."
She took a breath and said, "Are you a disgusting person? You only do annoying things!"
Pei Yanhe rubbed his throbbing temples and said expressionlessly, "An annoying spirit is better than a crybaby."
They started quarreling as soon as they met.
It took a long time for the two peacemakers, Chen Jinyang and Shang Kuoheng, to persuade the situation to stop and calm down.
Shen Yizhi looked at the two large bags of snacks and said in surprise, "Did my mom ask you to buy these? They're all my favorites!"
Chen Jinyang glanced at Pei Yanhe as if nothing had happened. Seeing that he had no expression, he replied softly, "Yes, yes, Aunt Tan asked us to bring it to you."
That time, Chen Jinyang and Shang Kuoheng stayed for three days and then returned home because they had classes. On the contrary, Pei Yanhe, who should have the most classes and was the busiest, stayed for a week before leaving.
Although Shen Yizhi expressed her dislike for him, she did feel safe with Pei Yanhe around, and the stone in her heart fell to the ground.
During that week, Pei Yanhe took her to class every day, picked her up after class, and taught her some life tips in the evening.
That week was probably the time in the past decade or so when Shen Yizhi liked Pei Yanhe the most.
The premise is to exclude the daily bickering.
…
My thoughts drifted back to when the meal was almost over and Mr. Pei spoke casually.
"Zhizhi, tell grandpa if you have a love relationship abroad?"
The question came too suddenly. Shen Yizhi covered his mouth and coughed twice, and his face quickly turned crimson, almost catching up with the red cherries of the season.
Grandpa Shen jokingly said, “Your face is so red, do you have a boyfriend?”
Mr. Pei continued, "Our Zhizhi is so outstanding that she must have a lot of boys chasing her at school. It's normal for her to have a boyfriend."
As he said this, Mr. Pei glared at his disappointing grandson again without leaving any trace.
Pei Yanhe paused in pulling out the paper, and for a moment, ignoring the resentful gaze from somewhere, he handed it to her calmly.
Shen Yizhi took it naturally, and after Guankou recovered his breath, he explained solemnly: “Grandpa, I don’t have a boyfriend yet.”
After a pause, she continued, "But don't worry, I'll be the first to tell you if I have a boyfriend."
"That would be great," Old Master Pei patted Grandpa Shen's hand beside him and sighed, "I remember we arranged marriages for these two children back then."
Shen Yizhi was taking his second sip of water when he heard these words. He choked and then started coughing violently. He bent over and his throat hurt from coughing.
Pei Yanhe skillfully took out some paper for her, then stroked her back, patting it lightly from time to time. Seeing a bright red spreading up her fair neck, he sighed silently.
"You can even choke when drinking water. What bad things have you done?"
Shen Yizhi recovered after a moment, ignoring Pei Yanhe's words, and asked with a glimmer of hope: "Grandpa, the arranged marriage shouldn't be between me and Pei Yanhe, right?"
"Silly child, who else could it be but you and Yan He?" Old Master Pei replied, "But times have changed now. Free love is important. The old generation's ideas can no longer be applied to you. Just let nature take its course."
Although he really wanted Shen Yizhi to be his grandson's wife, the prerequisite was that Shen Yizhi liked his grandson, and it would be best if they were both in love.
Shen Yizhi nodded heavily, “Grandpa, you are so right!”
She didn't even dare to think about what it would be like to marry Pei Yanhe in the future.
That was even more frightening to Shen Yizhi than a horror story.
Seeing her like this, Pei Yanhe's heart was like a tangled mess, as if it was being trampled by countless ants, and he felt very upset.
After dinner, when they were preparing to return to Mingjing Bay, Pei Yanhe was walking behind and was being scolded by his grandfather. He listened carelessly, as if nothing he said went in one ear and out the other, which made Grandpa Pei very angry.
Pei Yanhe's eyes were fixed on the girl a few steps ahead.
Shen Yizhi intimately held the hand of Grandpa Shen, who was over half a year old but still tall and strong, and swayed with a smile on her face. Her sweet and soft voice could be vaguely heard, as if she was acting coquettishly.
It was a tone Pei Yanhe had never heard before.
"You little bastard, did you hear what I said?" Old Master Pei said unhappily.
"I see." Pei Yanhe replied lazily. In the end, it was just about letting him fulfill his dream of having his grandson's wife be Shen Yizhi as soon as possible.
If it were really that easy, he wouldn't be without any status now.
The key point is that Shen Yizhi's brain is fully developed in painting, so he is really slower than the average person in awakening.
But it doesn't matter.
A good hunter usually has enough patience, and then slowly lures the prey and waits for it to be caught.
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